Severe Complications of Laparoscopic and Conventional Appendectomy Reported to the Finnish Patient Insurance Centre

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 277-283

  Kotaluoto, Sannamari ^a   Pauniaho, Satu Liisa K ^a,b   Helminen, Mika T ^b,c   Sand, Juhani A ^a   Rantanen, Tuomo K ^d  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84955208102     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-015-3282-3     Document Type: Article

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